Will compost made with used litter containing DE be bad for the earthworms in the garden?
I asked this in another post but I thought I would make a topic out of it.
I'm using food grade DE and pine shavings in the coop with the deep litter method. It works great. I scoop the big nasties in the morning and give the rest a stir. No odor or flies.
When my scoopings build up I dump them in the pile with the wood stove ashes that I have recently turned into my first compost pile. I give a little water and stir it from time to time.
I'm worried that the DE in the compost might kill the night crawlers that live in the garden dirt if I mix it in next year.
Any thoughts?
I asked this in another post but I thought I would make a topic out of it.
I'm using food grade DE and pine shavings in the coop with the deep litter method. It works great. I scoop the big nasties in the morning and give the rest a stir. No odor or flies.
When my scoopings build up I dump them in the pile with the wood stove ashes that I have recently turned into my first compost pile. I give a little water and stir it from time to time.
I'm worried that the DE in the compost might kill the night crawlers that live in the garden dirt if I mix it in next year.
Any thoughts?
